| 单词 | pageant |
| 释义 | Related topics: History, Outdoor, Leisurepag·eant /ˈpædʒənt/ noun [countable] 1 SHDLOan organized public show, often performed outdoors, where people dress in decorated or unusual clothes 盛大的（露天）演出 a colourful pageant of Scotland’s past 重现苏格兰历史的绚丽盛典2. American EnglishDLDC a public competition for young women in which their appearance, and sometimes other qualities, are compared and judged 选美（竞赛） SYN beauty contest3 the pageant of something literary a series of historical events that are interesting and important 〔历史事件的〕缤纷场景 the pageant of African history 非洲历史的缤纷长卷Examples from the Corpuspageant• Their coming was unheralded by any pomp and pageant whatever...• Parents came to see their children in the annual Christmas pageant.• And all our actors have taken themselves off and deserted our little pageant, see?• He was representing the former Lords of the Manor at the pageant.• From inside, they heard the pageant rolled over on its back.• The latter group -- of which there are 288 this year -- must apply to participate in the pageant by January.• In the nineteenth century this leisurely view of the pageant of time began to speed up.• The pageant of African history is so rich and various.• Does a small-town pageant sound like comedy material?Origin pageant (1300-1400) Medieval Latin pagina “scene of a play”, from Latin, “page”; → PAGE1pag·eant nounChineseSyllable where public people an often organized show, outdoors, dress performed Corpus |
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